By Lidia and Mireia

Where does Halloween come Where does Halloween come from?from?

Halloween began as an Halloween began as an ancient Celtic festival in ancient Celtic festival in Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain and Ireland, and has survived most and has survived most strongly among Irish, strongly among Irish, Scottish and Welsh Scottish and Welsh communities. Immigrants communities. Immigrants from these communities from these communities carried the tradition to carried the tradition to North America where it North America where it has gained in popularityhas gained in popularity

When is Halloween celebrated?When is Halloween celebrated?

It’s on October 31stIt’s on October 31st

what is the origin of the word what is the origin of the word Halloween?Halloween?

The word The word HalloweenHalloween is first attested in the is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even All-Hallows-Even ("evening")("evening"), that is, the night before , that is, the night before All Hallows DayAll Hallows Day

Name some Halloween traditionsName some Halloween traditions

Trick or treatTrick or treatDress up as monsters, witches, skelettons, Dress up as monsters, witches, skelettons,

etc.etc.Have Halloween partiesHave Halloween partiesEat special foodEat special foodMake Jack-o-lanternsMake Jack-o-lanterns

what is trick or treat?what is trick or treat?

Trick or TreatTrick or Treat, is a Hallowe'en , is a Hallowe'en custom in both England and custom in both England and the US, where kids go round to the US, where kids go round to people's houses on Hallowe'en people's houses on Hallowe'en night, dressed in some kind of night, dressed in some kind of costume, and challenge the costume, and challenge the inhabitants with the cry, "Trick inhabitants with the cry, "Trick or Treat?" The householder or Treat?" The householder then chooses between a trick then chooses between a trick -- having some kind of -- having some kind of practical joke played on them practical joke played on them by the kids -- or buys their way by the kids -- or buys their way out of their predicament with a out of their predicament with a treat, a sweet or piece of fruit treat, a sweet or piece of fruit or something of that ilkor something of that ilk

Explain a game played In HalloweenExplain a game played In Halloween There are several games There are several games

traditionally associated with traditionally associated with Halloween parties. One common Halloween parties. One common game is dunking or game is dunking or appleapple bobbingbobbing, , in which apples float in a tub or a in which apples float in a tub or a large basin of water and the large basin of water and the participants must use their teeth participants must use their teeth to remove an apple from the to remove an apple from the basin. basin.

A variant of dunking involves A variant of dunking involves kneeling on a chair, holding a fork kneeling on a chair, holding a fork between the teeth and trying to between the teeth and trying to drop the fork into an apple. drop the fork into an apple.

Another common game involves Another common game involves hanging up treacle or syrup-hanging up treacle or syrup-coated scones by strings; these coated scones by strings; these must be eaten without using must be eaten without using hands while they remain attached hands while they remain attached to the string, an activity that to the string, an activity that inevitably leads to a very sticky inevitably leads to a very sticky face. face.

Show some  typical food for Show some  typical food for HalloweenHalloween. .

foods associated with the holiday:foods associated with the holiday:

Barmbrack (Ireland) Bonfire toffee (Great Britain)

Candy apples/toffee apples (Great Britain & Ireland) Candy corn, candy pumpkins (North America)

Caramel apples Caramel corn

Colcannon (Ireland) Novelty candy shaped like skulls, pumpkins, bats, worms, etc.

Pumpkin, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread Roasted pumpkin seeds

Roasted sweet corn Soul cakes